Mpilo Hospital

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Mpilo Hospital
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Geography
Location	Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Organisation
Care system	Public
Type	Tertiary Referral
Affiliated university	University of Zimbabwe, National University of Science and Technology
Services
Emergency department	24 hours

Mpilo Central Hospital, more commonly known as Mpilo Hospital, is the largest hospital in Bulawayo, and second largest in Zimbabwe after Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. Mpilo is a public hospital, and referral centre for the Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands provinces of Zimbabwe.

The hospital's name, 'Mpilo' means 'life' in the native Ndebele language.

Mpilo has a School of Nursing as well as a School of Midwifery, both of which are located within the hospital campus.

See also[]

• List of hospitals in Zimbabwe

External resources[]

• Ministry of Health and Child Welfare: http://www.mohcw.gov.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=87^{[permanent dead link]}
• Rasmussen, R.K., and Rubert, S.C., 1990. Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, Scarecrow Press.

Coordinates: 20°08′S 28°34′E / 20.133°S 28.567°E / -20.133; 28.567